By Erin Granger egranger@newsminer.com
FAIRBANKS — Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield, Alaska’s only individual health care company, announced will donate a grant of $220,000 to Alaska Children’s Trust, a state nonprofit program working to prevent issues related to child abuse in Alaska.
The grant was part of eight donations Premera gave to eight total organizations across Alaska and Washington, finishing its first year of donations directed toward organizations that support behavioral health solutions, particularly in underserved communities, said Paul Hollie, head of Premera’s Social Impact Program.
“These grants will have ripple effects for nonprofit groups who are seeking to better address an important need in our communities,” Hollie said. “We’ve seen the effects of these issues show up in families in many ways — often times initiated by early childhood trauma. It’s our goal to help experts better connect and serve those impacted, particularly those in the many underserved communities.”
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